WHATS IN A NAME?

The ancient planet of ‘Magratheaâ€™ was one of the wealthiest in the galaxy
due to its extraordinary trade. Its inhabitants built customised planets
to order. These were fabulously expensive, so during the great galactic
stock market crash they went into hibernation. Magrathea was slowly forgotten,
and many believed the stories about the people who made planets were mere
legend. The inhabitants of Magrathea were woken by a special order from
some pan-dimensional beings, whose previous custom-made planet, Earth,
had been destroyed.

Shortly afterwards, Zaphod Beeblebrox arrived on the planet in search
of fabulous wealth and answers to some questions he didn't know he wanted
to ask. This incidentally resulted in a large new crater being formed
on Magrathea's otherwise unexciting surface due to the sudden impact of
a large Sperm Whale.